Purchasing Manager

Airbus; Lisboa; Híbrido; USD 58 391 - 105 103; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Diverse career opportunities

Hybrid working model

Motivated team environment

Intense onboarding experience

Resumo da oferta

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Purchasing Manager to lead their Procurement team in Portugal. This role involves driving business operations, managing supplier relationships, and implementing strategic initiatives to enhance performance. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will foster a culture of innovation while ensuring compliance with internal controls. Join a motivated team in a hybrid working environment that values personal and professional growth, and be part of a diverse company that offers exciting career opportunities across Europe and beyond. If you have a passion for procurement and leadership, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualificações

• 7+ years in Procurement/Purchasing with leadership experience.
• Strong analytical skills and digital mindset required.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the Purchasing Team and implement procurement policies.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and customers.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Digital Mindset

Team Building

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Ferramentas

Coupa

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are now recruiting a Purchasing Manager for one of our Procurement teams in Portugal.

Responsibilities - your mission:

Business Operations Management

• Lead the Purchasing Team as a Purchasing Manager by fostering motivation and well-being, addressing challenges, communicating the GBS management strategy, and inspiring personal and professional development
• Validate recommendations and lead implementation on Purchasing and Procurement policies and procedures
• Analysing and resolving escalated back office issues related to Purchasing applications
• Support and define strategic planning for both immediate and future needs, in line with overall GBS Strategy
• Validate and lead update department standard operating procedures
• Escalation level for highly confidential and/or highly sensitive process related issues
• Reporting:
• Present KPI's to customer and stakeholders to display process performance
• Propose mitigation actions with GBS Customer and other stakeholders
• Perform benchmarks with similar companies as Airbus in all countries
• Lead process projects
• Translate the Airbus strategy into meaningful objectives within your area of responsibility
• Contribute to increasing Airbus profitability by securing the business in the short, mid, and long term

Supplier Management and Monitoring

• Lead the monitoring of stakeholders and implement actions to improve performance
• Develop SLA lead actions with stakeholders to ensure their performance and customer satisfaction
• Lead review meetings with customers/suppliers
• Serve as the front line of communication with external stakeholders, presenting performance updates and aligning prices

Customer Service and Relationship

• Build and sustain strong relationships with GBS “customers”
• Promote adherence to business rules in accordance with Airbus processes and policies

Project management

• Develop guidance on Purchasing and procurement methodology and seek improvements and new technologies
• Identify best-in-class system solutions and analyse with internal Support Functions (ex. IT) its implementation
• Lead and foster implementation of compliance, segregation of duties, and internal controls rules
• Ensure compliance with Finance, Purchasing, and Supply Chain policies and procedures
• Support Management and other related departments in special projects, such as S2P (Source to Pay)
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to minimise the impact of attrition and ensure smooth operations
• Lead the transfer of activities

Continuous Improvement and Projects/Tools

• Implement a Continuous Improvement Plan to track performance and identify areas for improvement within the Division but also across Divisions with the other Managers at GBS
• Encourage innovation and eliminate non-value-adding activities to drive continuous improvement
• Develop process re-engineering initiatives to streamline end-to-end processes.
• Identify performance issues and implement corrective measures in a timely manner

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have:

• Procurement/Purchasing background with a minimum of 7 years' professional experience in a commercial or industrial environment with tight deadlines
• Management Position and Leadership experience for at least 2 years
• Demonstrated leadership in resolving or escalating issues, team building, training, and team support
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to organise and coordinate multiple tasks and communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation
• Promotes a "speak-up" culture
• Interpersonal and analytical skills
• Digital Mindset
• Proven ability to work in a team and independently
• Rigorous and analytical with ability to follow and apply strict processes and internal controls
• Fluent in English with the ability to interact with native speakers
• German, French and/or Spanish are a plus
• Procurement/Purchasing strong expertise
• Nice to have: Coupa expertise, experience in dealing with external stakeholders, and presenting performance

Benefits - what’s in it for you:

• Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world
• A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work
• A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together
• An intense and exciting onboarding experience

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Portugal SA

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Leadership